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Description: Today, 72% of organizations have at least one application in the cloud or a portion of their computing infrastructure in the cloud, and they are not stopping there. As 56% of technology decision-ma...

Today, 72% of organizations have at least one application in the cloud or a portion of their computing infrastructure in the cloud, and they are not stopping there. As 56% of technology decision-makers are still investigating where cloud use can be leveraged, it is important to understand usage plans across various cloud service models, investments and business drivers. The 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing study deeply measures all of these areas and ultimately explains the impact cloud computing has on business strategy.

Lack of clear strategy or help from key vendors
in adapting their applications to cloud computing platforms
Business leaders are not receptive to cloud computing solutions

Employees are not receptive to cloud computing solutions

16%
15%
10%

UP FROM

61%
IN 2014
DOWN FROM

46%
IN 2014
UP FROM

27%
IN 2014
DOWN FROM

35%
IN 2014
DOWN FROM

30%
IN 2014
DOWN FROM

20%
IN 2014
UP FROM

11%
IN 2014

REMAINED
THE SAME

ENTERPRISE

SMB

64%

1

69%

1

41%

3

45%

2

42%

2

30%

3

38%

24%

27%

27%

16%

15%

14%

16%

12%

9%

78%
FINANCE

54%
HEALTH
CARE

Q. What are the top three challenges or barriers to implementing a cloud computing strategy for your IT organization?

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Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey

Evidence of Lower TCO Still Needed from Vendors
Public Cloud

Private Cloud

INVESTMENT
DRIVERS

Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)

23%

21%

#1

Enabling business continuity

16%

18%

#1

Replacing on-premise legacy technology

15%

15%

#3

Improving customer support or services

14%

13%

#4

Enabling innovation

14%

12%

Speed of deployment

13%

14%

Savings on CAPEX (capital expenditures)

13%

15%

Gaining a competitive edge

10%

9%

Faster return on investment

10%

11%

Reducing resource waste

10%

11%

Greater flexibility to react to changing market conditions

10%

6%

Expanding revenue opportunities

9%

7%

Need for real-time information

9%

9%

Development of new products or services

8%

7%

Areas Where Help is Needed Selling Public/Private Cloud to Internal Stakeholders

#2

#5

Q. In which of the following areas would you most appreciate support of ammunition from vendors to help you sell the benefits of cloud to
internal stakeholders at your company/organization?

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Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey

Conclusion
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Cloud investments continue to rise and enterprise organizations are investing significantly more than
SMBs.
Cloud computing investments continue to be driven by lower total cost of ownership, enablement of
business continuity and speed of deployment.
Traditional “as-a-service” models remain significant, and there’s movement towards Storage-as-aService, Monitoring-as-a-Service and Disaster Recovery as-a-Service.
Sensitivity of data and importance to business determine which applications are migrating to the cloud.
Security remains the top adoption challenge, with over half of organizations saying that vendors must
ensure their security can meet their compliance requirements.
Organizations have strong relationships with cloud vendors, but vendor support is still needed to fully
embrace cloud solutions.

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Source: 2015 IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Survey

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